– THE RAVERS RETURN –
Revival of my gossip column in the Melody Maker called The Raver, consisting of one-liners, snippets, jokes etc. which many musicians and ex-MM readers will remember.
LIVE! THE STEVE EGGS BAND ROCKIN’ AT THE CAVERN
It was an exhilarating night when the Steve Eggs Band unleashed a storm of cheers and whistles from the audience at one of London’s best ‘live’ music venues. And what was the cause of all
LIVE! GEORGIE FAME AT RONNIE SCOTT’S CLUB, LONDON
GEORGIE FAME & GUY BARKER - SWINGING THE BLUES A cool, silver haired dude in a smart white jacket stepped on stage and proceeded to entrance his audience with one of the most enjoyable shows
LONG HOT SUMMER OF EVENTS
Jon Newey and Chris Welch A HEATWAVE OF ROCKIN’ EVENTS JON HISEMAN’s FAREWELL, A YES MEMORIAL and visits to ABBEY ROAD and RONNIE SCOTT’S There was a tropical heat wave of events for The Raver
CHRIS SPEDDING’S 50th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
STILL MOTOR BIKING...SPEDDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT Iconic guitarist Chris Spedding celebrated his remarkable career in music with a splendid 50th Anniversary concert in London on June 29. He performed with a special All-Star group and
DO THE SLOSH – IN MEMORY OF ROY CARR
We were sad to hear of the death of Roy Carr, one of the NME’s most popular and influential writers during the 1970s and 1980s, who also contributed to the MM, Uncut and Vox. Roy,
YES 50th Anniversary Show 02
Fans raised their arms in supplication as the Quintessential Yes roared towards the climax of their 50th Anniversary Show at London's 02 Arena (June 17th). They were moved by the sheer power of 'Owner Of